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Factors associated with fall risk of community-dwelling older people: A decision tree analysis
Digital Health, 2023 Objective To examine the predictive attributes for accidental falls in community-dwelling older people in Hong Kong using decision tree analysis. Methods We recruited 1151 participants with an average age of 74.8 years by convenience sampling from a ...
Kenneth N K Fong +3 more
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Scoping review on the use of socially assistive robot technology in elderly care
BMJ Open, 2018 Objective With an elderly population that is set to more than double by 2050 worldwide, there will be an increased demand for elderly care. This poses several impediments in the delivery of high-quality health and social care.
Jordan Abdi +3 more
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A stepwise emergence of evolution in the RNA world
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.How did biological evolution emerge from chemical reactions? This perspective proposes a gradual scenario of self‐organization among RNA molecules, where catalytic feedback on random mixtures plays the central role. Short oligomers cross‐ligate, and self‐assembly enables heritable variations. An event of template‐externalization marks the transition to
Philippe Nghe
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Referral rates for children with acute gastroenteritis: a retrospective cohort study
BJGP Open, 2020 Background: Hospital admission rates are increasing for children with acute gastroenteritis. However, it is unknown whether this increase is accompanied by an increase in referral rates from GPs due to increased workloads in primary care out-of-hours ...
Pien Ingrid Wolters +7 more
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European Journal of General Practice, 2021 Background Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children in the Netherlands, where rotavirus vaccination has not yet been implemented.
Pien Wolters +4 more
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Menopausal Review, 2017 The prevalence of both type 2 diabetes and prediabetes increases with advancing age. The most important factors leading to hyperglycaemia are as follows: deficiency of insulin secretion developing with age, and growing insulin resistance caused by a change in body composition and sarcopaenia.
Katarzyna Mordarska +1 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Antihypertensive medication use and sleep problems are highly prevalent in nursing home patients. While it is hypothesized that blood pressure and antihypertensive medication use can affect sleep, this has not been investigated in depth in ...
Elisabeth Flo-Groeneboom +3 more
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Predictors of Post Prandial Glucose Level in Diabetic Elderly [PDF]
, 2019 Post prandial glucose (PPG) level describes the speed of glucose absorption after 2 hours of macronutrient consumption. By knowing this, we could get the big picture of insulin regulation function and macronutrient metabolism in our body. In elderly, age-
Manungkalit, M. (Maria) +1 more
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Medicaid and the Elderly [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction and summary Expenditures on medical care by Medicaid and Medicare, America's two main public health insurance programs, are large and growing rapidly. Although Medicare is the main provider of medical care for the elderly and disabled, it does not cover all medical costs.
Mariacristina De Nardi +3 more
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